Heart Failure and Regional Specific Exercise Training Stimulus

Heart Failure and Regional Specific Exercise Training Stimulus

The aim of this study is to determine whether heart failure patients can tolerate a four-weeks of a new exercise training regimen that targets peripheral tissues (Regional Specific Training Stimulus-RSTS) and has been show to produce significant benefits in aerobic capacity and strength in healthy subjects aged 70+years who were at risk for losing functional independence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women between the ages of 55 and 90
• Diagnosed with heart failure (NYHA class II-III)
• Receiving optimal medical therapy
• Sedentary (≤ 30 min/wk structured physical activity)
• Peak VO2 between 10 and 30 mL/kg/min.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Oxygen dependent
• Recent medications changes (within 3 months)
• Fixed-rate pacemakers
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Type I diabetes
• Organ transplant
• Bariatric surgery
• Renal failure (stage 4 or 5)